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Audi R8, Part 3
Audi R8, Part 3-February 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:10:21

Here comes the long-awaited Part 3 of the R8 review. Remember that cool Audi-branded USB flash drive that Audi gave me back in ? I just took a look at the Expensively Produced Photos on it, and some of them are so pretty that I figured I should share them in gallery form. Now, on with our traditional Part 3 wrapup- to nobody's surprise, this car is not suitable for treehuggers!

You want to turn a large amount of money into a definitive statement on your sense of style and respect for top-shelf engineering. Oh, and you want to drive really, really fast.

The R8 is neither insane nor flashy enough to satisfy your Inner Hoon.

Speed Merchants: Yes

Fashion Victims: No

Treehuggers: No

Mack Daddies: No

Tuner Crowd: No

Hairdressers: No

Penny Pinchers: No

Euro Snobs: Yes

Working Stiffs: No

Technogeeks: Yes

Poseurs: Yes

Soccer Moms: No

Nascar Dads: No

Golfing Grandparents: No

• Porsche 911

• BMW M6

• Corvette Z06

• Ferrari F430

• Manufacturer: Audi

• Model tested: R8

• Model year: 2008

• Base Price: $118,000

• Price as Tested: $126,400

• Engine type: 4.2 Liter DOHC V8

• Horsepower: 420 @ 7,800 RPM

• Torque: 317 @ 4,500-6,000 RPM

• Red line: 8,250 RPM

• Transmission: 6-speed automated manual

• Curb Weight: 3,605 lbs

• LxWxH: 174.5" x 75" x 49.3"

• Wheelbase: 104.3"

• Tires: 235/35 front, 295/30 rear

• Drive type: AWD

• 0 - 60 mph: 4.4 seconds

• 1/4-mile: 12.7 seconds

• Top speed: 187 MPH

• Fuel economy city/highway: 13/18 MPG

• NHTSA crash test rating: N/A

Yes, folks, you read that right: Audi, well, they got a little funny in the head, and they went and

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